- published: 19 Feb 2015
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The Mid Ocean Club is a private 6,520 yard, 18-hole golf course in Tucker's Town, Bermuda. Designed by Charles Blair Macdonald in 1921, it was modified to its current design in 1953 by Robert Trent Jones. It is consistently placed highly among world courses and is ranked 45th by Golf Digest for courses outside the United States[1]. The Mid Ocean Club hosted its second PGA Grand Slam of Golf in October 2008. Previously, the tournament had its home at Poipu Bay Golf Course in Hawaii.
The Mid Ocean Club course has been played by many heads of state such as George H. W. Bush, Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, and the Duke of Windsor[2]. Some of the more well-known holes include the par-3 "Redan" 17th hole, the par-4 18th hole, as well as the signature par-4 5th.
Ian Fleming mentions the club in his James Bond short story Quantum of Solace, describing the course as a "fine links where all the quality play and get together at the club afterwards for gossip and drinks".
Coordinates: 32°19′52″N 64°41′38″W / 32.3311°N 64.6940°W / 32.3311; -64.6940
My name is Norman -- Lou Norman
I've been in this business for fifteen years
If people have a problem and don't want talk to the police
They want talk to me
So, this Friday afternoon I got a phone call
Young lady asked me to go downtown
What the hell is a girl like Mandy Cooper
doing at the lower Manhattan Ocean Club?
Looking like a taxi model
And with a voice like Mihaelia Jackson
She don't need to work in slots like this
She got the pair of blue eyes that look green to me
And then she approached me
Oh boy
Miss Cooper, I suppose?
Let's stop playing games
I'm on the job here
Let's come to terms
She tried to wind me up with some nonsense
about an ex-boyfriend who was giving her a hard time
I said listen honey
We all know you can help yourself
If you want me to work on your case
Let's get things straight -- and now
Oh boy
Nobody is ever gonna damage your career
With a voice like this
And a pair of eyes
You're gonna be huge in any business
You still don't smoke?
I need to drink
And maybe you join me
Looks better for the chappy over there
Looks like old friends
Meeting after a hard night's work
I walked to the corner slowly
Wanted to ask Mr. Big here for a light
He turned around
I put a quarter into the jukebox
And played a beautiful Ave Maria
When I turned around